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Nikolaus Troje

York University/Professor/Canada Research Chair

2025 Salary

$294,075

Total compensation $295,032, including $956 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#94

York University

Years on List

8

2018–2025

Peak Salary

$300,544

2024

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of total compensation, from $116,614 in 2018 to $295,032 in 2025.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K201820192021202220242025
Total compensation, 2018–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2018–2025

$116,000 in 2018 is worth about $142,783 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Professor/Canada Research ChairYork University$294,075Benefits $956Total $295,032
2024Professor/Canada Research ChairYork University$300,544Benefits $956Total $301,501
2023Professor/Canada Research ChairYork University$223,273Benefits $956Total $224,229
2022Professor / Canada Research ChairYork University$257,520Benefits $993Total $258,513
2021Professor / Canada Research ChairYork University$246,772Benefits $1,065Total $247,837
2020Professor / Canada Research ChairYork University$244,319Benefits $1,058Total $245,377
2019Professor / Canada Research ChairYork University$236,943Benefits $1,104Total $238,047
2018Professor / Canada Research ChairYork University$116,000Benefits $614Total $116,614

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Nikolaus Troje was paid $294,075 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $176,614, an effective income-tax rate of about 38.1%. Compared with 2024, when the figure was $300,544, that is a drop of about 2%. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 8 years in all, first in 2018. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$176,614
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~38.1%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~39.9%
vs. 2025 Professor & Canada Research Chair median
+25%

Where does $294,075 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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